Locus and population specific evolution in HLA class II genes

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-43

  Valdes, A M ^a   McWeeney, S K ^a   Meyer, D ^a   Nelson, M P ^a   Thomson, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DP ANTIGEN; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

AMERICAN INDIAN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SELECTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENETICS, POPULATION; HLA-DP ANTIGENS; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032791642     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003480099007289     Document Type: Article

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